It followed me home (Part 2)

Miller '72 said:
This was a fun score back at the end of August 2022

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Happy Hunting!
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Oh my God!
The eyes come to shine.
You are definitely immensely happy.
In my country this is not found.
I would go crazy at a garage show with a bunch of axes to buy and restore.
 
crbnSteeladdict said:
For a while, I thought Marion's casting process limited them to small hatchet heads Over time I found examples of Boy's size heads and even full size fireman axes
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/extremely-matowoc-warrior-vintage-1840551536
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Square_peg said:
Yes, it's interesting that their axes were cast alloy steel.
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On a whim I googled Marion Crafcoite and found a hatchet in very good condition and a short book about Marion tools. Added to the collection.

The poll must be a bit soft. It has a few dings in it. It would have been better if the edges of the poll had been beveled. I'll likely touch it up with a file.

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The Marion Tool Corporation had originally been a part of the Chicago Railway Equipment Co, or CRECO. In Marion, Illinois they began producing tools of their alloyed malleable iron, a product they called and marketed as CRECOITE steel, pronounced 'kree-koh-ite'. From that I'm supposing that Crafcoite is pronounced 'kraf-koh-ite'.
In 1927 the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against them for marketing malleable iron alloy tools as steel. An agreement was reached and the complaint was dismissed provided that they stopped marketing their malleable iron alloy products as steel.

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Shortly thereafter the Marion Tool Works Company incorporated with the Cushman-Craftsman Tool Corporation of Champaign, Ill, a company which had just went into receivership. The new Marion Craftsman Tool Corporation was headed by Newell Motsinger, former president of Cushman-Craftsman Tool Corp. Motsinger sold the 'Craftsman' brand to Sear-Roebuck for $500.
The new line of tools Marion tools was marketed as Crafcoite and described as "metal alloy" or "manganese alloy" or simply "alloy".

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The main factory of the Marion Malleable Iron Works closed it's doors in 1977 but the Marion Tool Corp. continued production and advertising until the late 1980s.

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JLRubicon--Your latest DB garage find surely has the original haft. I would like to point out to those of you who either buy or make new hafts ( I should include axe manufacturers) for a rehang, this is the correct profile for the haft where the haft meets the head. The haft should taper directly into the head--no haft bulge directly below the eye. I see a lot of axe pictures on this web site where the axes are hung incorrectly. The reason you want a direct haft taper is this is the proper way for an axe to be hung when you actually USE your axe for what it is intended for, which is not hanging on the wall. So, even though you hang them on the wall, the axe should look like it is set up correct to be used.
 
Old Axeman said:
JLRubicon--Your latest DB garage find surely has the original haft. I would like to point out to those of you who either buy or make new hafts ( I should include axe manufacturers) for a rehang, this is the correct profile for the haft where the haft meets the head. The haft should taper directly into the head--no haft bulge directly below the eye. I see a lot of axe pictures on this web site where the axes are hung incorrectly. The reason you want a direct haft taper is this is the proper way for an axe to be hung when you actually USE your axe for what it is intended for, which is not hanging on the wall. So, even though you hang them on the wall, the axe should look like it is set up correct to be used.
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If its worth doing. Do It Right!

Well said and thank you for making an excellent point.
 
Miller '72 said:
Couple Pieces have come home thru the mail this week 🪓🗡💪

COLLINS CO.


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Amazing!
Do you know how old that side axe is and the weight?
The haft looks the part also, I've been waiting for a period correct haft to show up on the smaller hewing axes and bigger hatchets. Thanks for sharing that!

I like canoes too....
 
Went out junquing yesterday:
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I've been hunting for a tiny hatchet for a long time. It's sterile, but it's beautifully contoured and proportioned. It's got its original haft, factory hung. The chopper is blacksmith-made, just the way I like them. The hatchet and the chopper set me back a total of $25. Made my day! T-A
 
the-accumulator said:
Went out junquing yesterday:
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I've been hunting for a tiny hatchet for a long time. It's sterile, but it's beautifully contoured and proportioned. It's got its original haft, factory hung. The chopper is blacksmith-made, just the way I like them. The hatchet and the chopper set me back a total of $25. Made my day! T-A
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That little one is an older Vaughan, it probably had a PALCO label on the handle.

You should post it here.

The Mini Hatchet

The flat cheeks on those cruisers reminds me of this Palco that came to me several years ago in NSO condition. Shortly after it arrived I made the mistake of leaving if leaning against the coffee table, the bit is duller than a butter knife so no safety concerns. One of our pups decided to...
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the-accumulator said:
So when do you guess it might have been made? Thanks, T-A.
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I don't really have much clue
It seems that they first started making them in the late 50's or early 60's, and this looks to have the same profile of the Craftsman examples from the 60's.
The problem is that very little changed until sometime in the past decade or two and even then the only changes seem to be from lowered F&F standards.
The new V&B mini's can look pretty much identical to yours, or sometimes much closer to a Michigan pattern ( old Michigan, not the funky modern interpretation).
 
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Here's what followed me home from our local annual garage sale days:
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The hatchet is a Dunlap. The axe is only marked with a "P" and the remains of two paper labels, one on the head and one on the haft. The wrenches are all American made INDUSTROs. The straight scissors are OVB
..OUR VERY BEST. It'll take me a while to get everything cleaned up and to rehang the axe. Any clue as to who "P" is? Thanks, T-A
 
the-accumulator said:
Here's what followed me home from our local annual garage sale days:
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The hatchet is a Dunlap. The axe is only marked with a "P" and the remains of two paper labels, one on the head and one on the haft. The wrenches are all American made INDUSTROs. The straight scissors are OVB
..OUR VERY BEST. It'll take me a while to get everything cleaned up and to rehang the axe. Any clue as to who "P" is? Thanks, T-A
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You found some good stuff there. Those big wrenches are spendy these days.

I like old scissors. Great steel and they come apart easy for sharpening. New scissors are disposable.
 
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